AICC announcement worries sitting MLAs

Gujarat Congress leaders, who are keen to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, are a worried lot following an announcement from the party headquarters in Delhi on Thurdsay. In a meeting of AICC general secretaries and in-charges, it was decided that youths, women and fresh faces will be given preference when it comes to distributing tickets.

They feel their candidature is in danger due to the party’s stress on fielding fresh faces this time. It is rumoured that, to take advantage of this clause, Alpesh Thakor is trying to get his wife Kiran Thakor a ticket from Patan while Virji Thumar is trying to field his daughter Jenny Thumar from Amreli. Party also made it clear that the selection of candidates will be completed this month itself so that candidates get enough time to campaign on ground.

Many other MLAs are also in the contention. Gandhinagar North MLA CJ Chavda is trying for Gandhinagar seat, Kalol MLA Baldevji Thakor is trying for Mehsana seat, Vansda MLA Anant Patel is eyeing Valsad seat, Rajula MLA Amrish Der is trying for Bhavnagar seat, Karjan MLA Akshay Patel is seeking a ticket from Vadodara, Talaja MLA Kanu Baraiya is trying for Bhavnagar seat, and Tankara MLA Lalit Kagathara is eyeing a ticket from Rajkot, said sources.

Talala MLA Bhagabhai Ahir and Visavadar MLa Harshad Ribadia are reportedly eyeing a ticket from Junagadh. From Ahmedabad, Danilimda MLA Shailesh Parmar and Bapunagar MLA Himmatsinh Patel are contenders for both Ahmedabad West and Ahmedabad East seats as they got highest marks for the selection of candidates in the Shakti Project. There are couple of MPs who may also not be considered like Rajya Sabha MP Madhusudan Mistry and Naran Rathwa.

Mistry’s RS term will end in 2020. Asked about the same, Congress chief spokesperson Manish Doshi said, “Rahul Gandhi has given a slogan of ‘Change is Now’ and all the party leaders are working in that direction. Yes, a decision has been taken to give prominence to the more educated, acceptable and winnable faces in the upcoming LS election. We welcome the decision as it will give the party more seats.”

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